Maybe the best thing we can do right now, O God, is to stop;
Or, at least, to slow down.
To take one deep breath.
And then another.
Allowing our best dreams and bravest hopes;
To catch up with the rest of our lives and our living.
Maybe the best thing we can do right now is to slow down enough
That we might pay attention to this moment;
Carved out of the busyness and business of our lives;
Set aside and made sacred because we pay attention to it;
And, open our hearts to an awareness of Your presence in it.
This moment…
This day…
Not promised to us;
But a moment and a day filled with Your presence and promise, O God.
Believing that to be true…
Then, in this moment our lives become our prayer and our prayers take shape in our living as we remember those whom we have named.
And, not just those others, O God…
But also ourselves.
Where there is brokenness may we turn in the direction of wholeness and hope.
Where there is hatred and violence, may we turn in the direction of peace.
Where there is joy and fulfillment, may we turn in the direction of gratitude.
Where there are dreams stretching out to embrace tomorrow, may we turn in the direction of meaning and purpose and Your grand dream meant for us and for all.
Please, O God…
And, thank you.
Amen.
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